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Meaning of TARN

Pronunciation:  târn

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tarn\, n. [OE. terne, Icel. tj["o]rn.]
A mountain lake or pool.
      A lofty precipice in front, A silent tarn below.
                                               --Wordsworth.
 
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